What is lithography? what is the history of lithography? what is it used for today?

Lithography is a printing medium using a stone press on which areas are made receptive to ink, while other areas are not. The word “litho” means stone, which relates to the use of the stone press. Today, lithography is mainly used in modern-pop art and in printmaking.

 Printing from a flat surface to repel ink except where it is required for printing

Made by Alois Senefelder for a cheap way of publishing theatrical works

Used in art, Prosthetics, and/or medical imaging

Explanation:

Conceptual art, sometimes simply called conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Some works of conceptual art, sometimes called installations, may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions.[1] This method was fundamental to American artist Sol LeWitt's definition of Conceptual art, one of the first to appear in print: